The list shows all the countries of the world. This is 193 UN member countries plus Abkhazia, Vatican, State of Palestine and South Ossetia (they are not members of UN, but are recognized by Russia). There are separate tables for states with limited recognition and dependent territories, and their status is still the subject of endless dispute.
Country A→Z |
Capital | Area, km2 ↑↓ |
Population, men ↑↓ |
Continent |
Abkhazia | Sukhumi | 8 600 | 242 862 | Asia |
Afghanistan | Kabul | 647 500 | 33 397 058 | Asia |
Albania | Tirana | 28 748 | 2 831 741 | Europe |
Algeria | Algiers | 2 381 740 | 36 485 828 | Africa |
Andorra | Andorra la Vella | 468 | 78 115 | Europe |
Angola | Luanda | 1 246 700 | 20 162 517 | Africa |
Antigua and Barbuda | Saint Johns | 442 | 90 510 | North America |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | 2 766 890 | 46 082 160 | South America |
Armenia | Yerevan | 29 741 | 3 268 500 | Asia |
Australia | Canberra | 7 686 850 | 23 290 000 | Australia and Oceania |
Austria | Vienna | 83 858 | 8 452 835 | Europe |
Azerbaijan | Baku | 86 600 | 9 235 100 | Asia |
Bahamas | Nassau | 13 940 | 351 275 | North America |
Bahrain | Manama | 701 | 1 234 571 | Asia |
Bangladesh | Dhaka | 144 000 | 169 828 911 | Asia |
Barbados | Bridgetown | 430 | 274 530 | North America |
Belarus | Minsk | 207 595 | 9 413 446 | Europe |
Belgium | Brussels | 30 528 | 11 041 266 | Europe |
Belize | Belmopan | 22 966 | 322 100 | North America |
Benin | Porto-Novo | 112 620 | 9 351 838 | Africa |
Bhutan | Thimphu | 47 000 | 750 443 | Asia |
Bolivia | Sucre | 1 098 580 | 10 248 042 | South America |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | 51 129 | 3 839 737 | Europe |
Botswana | Gaborone | 600 370 | 2 053 237 | Africa |
Brazil | Brasilia | 8 511 965 | 201 009 622 | South America |
Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | 5 770 | 412 892 | Asia |
Bulgaria | Sofia | 110 910 | 7 364 570 | Europe |
Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | 274 200 | 17 481 984 | Africa |
Burundi | Gitega | 27 830 | 8 749 387 | Africa |
Cambodia | Phnom Penh | 181 040 | 15 288 489 | Asia |
Cameroon | Yaounde | 475 440 | 20 468 943 | Africa |
Canada | Ottawa | 9 976 139 | 33 660 000 | North America |
Cape Verde | Praia | 4 033 | 505 335 | Africa |
Central African Republic | Bangui | 622 984 | 4 575 586 | Africa |
Chad | NDjamena | 1 284 000 | 11 274 106 | Africa |
Chile | Santiago | 756 950 | 17 459 000 | South America |
China | Beijing | 9 640 821 | 1 411 778 724 | Asia |
Colombia | Bogota | 1 138 910 | 49 258 494 | South America |
Comoros | Moroni | 2 235 | 753 943 | Africa |
Congo | Brazzaville | 342 000 | 4 233 063 | Africa |
Costa Rica | San Jose | 51 100 | 4 301 712 | North America |
Cote dIvoire | Yamoussoukro | 322 460 | 20 594 615 | Africa |
Croatia | Zagreb | 56 542 | 4 290 612 | Europe |
Cuba | Havana | 110 860 | 11 249 266 | North America |
Cyprus | Nicosia | 9 250 | 862 011 | Asia |
Czech Republic | Prague | 78 866 | 10 524 167 | Europe |
Denmark | Copenhagen | 43 094 | 5 579 204 | Europe |
Djibouti | Djibouti | 22 000 | 922 708 | Africa |
Dominica | Roseau | 754 | 67 665 | North America |
Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | 48 730 | 10 183 339 | North America |
DR Congo | Kinshasa | 2 345 410 | 77 433 744 | Africa |
East Timor | Dili | 14 874 | 1 066 409 | Asia |
Ecuador | Quito | 283 560 | 14 643 000 | South America |
Egypt | Cairo | 1 001 450 | 85 294 388 | Africa |
El Salvador | San Salvador | 21 040 | 6 264 129 | North America |
Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | 28 051 | 740 471 | Africa |
Eritrea | Asmara | 121 320 | 5 580 862 | Africa |
Estonia | Tallinn | 45 226 | 1 316 194 | Europe |
Eswatini | Mbabane | 17 363 | 1 220 408 | Africa |
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 1 127 127 | 93 877 025 | Africa |
Federated States of Micronesia | Palikir | 702 | 112 098 | Australia and Oceania |
Fiji | Suva | 18 270 | 875 822 | Australia and Oceania |
Finland | Helsinki | 337 030 | 5 417 800 | Europe |
France | Paris | 547 030 | 63 468 168 | Europe |
Gabon | Libreville | 267 667 | 1 563 873 | Africa |
Gambia | Banjul | 11 300 | 1 824 777 | Africa |
Georgia | Tbilisi | 69 700 | 4 497 600 | Asia |
Germany | Berlin | 357 021 | 81 843 809 | Europe |
Ghana | Accra | 238 540 | 25 545 939 | Africa |
Greece | Athens | 131 940 | 10 482 487 | Europe |
Grenada | Saint Georges | 340 | 105 303 | North America |
Guatemala | Guatemala City | 108 890 | 15 137 569 | North America |
Guinea | Conakry | 245 857 | 10 480 710 | Africa |
Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | 36 120 | 1 579 632 | Africa |
Guyana | Georgetown | 214 970 | 761 510 | South America |
Haiti | Port-au-Prince | 27 750 | 10 255 644 | North America |
Honduras | Tegucigalpa | 112 090 | 7 466 000 | North America |
Hungary | Budapest | 93 030 | 9 604 000 | Europe |
Iceland | Reykjavik | 103 000 | 317 630 | Europe |
India | New Delhi | 3 287 590 | 1 223 442 000 | Asia |
Indonesia | Jakarta | 1 904 556 | 253 609 643 | Asia |
Iran | Tehran | 1 648 000 | 80 840 513 | Asia |
Iraq | Baghdad | 437 072 | 33 703 068 | Asia |
Ireland | Dublin | 70 273 | 4 581 269 | Europe |
Israel | Jerusalem | 22 072 | 7 836 000 | Asia |
Italy | Rome | 301 340 | 60 776 531 | Europe |
Jamaica | Kingston | 10 990 | 2 705 800 | North America |
Japan | Tokyo | 377 944 | 127 103 388 | Asia |
Jordan | Amman | 89 400 | 6 344 000 | Asia |
Kazakhstan | Astana | 2 724 900 | 16 776 583 | Asia |
Kenya | Nairobi | 582 650 | 57 564 296 | Africa |
Kiribati | Tarawa Atoll | 717 | 102 660 | Australia and Oceania |
Kuwait | Kuwait City | 17 820 | 2 891 553 | Asia |
Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | 198 500 | 5 477 600 | Asia |
Laos | Vientiane | 236 800 | 6 348 800 | Asia |
Latvia | Riga | 64 589 | 2 049 500 | Europe |
Lebanon | Beirut | 10 452 | 4 291 719 | Asia |
Lesotho | Maseru | 30 355 | 2 007 201 | Africa |
Liberia | Monrovia | 111 370 | 3 476 608 | Africa |
Libya | Tripoli | 1 759 540 | 6 469 497 | Africa |
Liechtenstein | Vaduz | 160 | 36 476 | Europe |
Lithuania | Vilnius | 65 200 | 3 195 702 | Europe |
Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 586 | 524 853 | Europe |
Macedonia | Skopje | 25 333 | 2 057 284 | Europe |
Madagascar | Antananarivo | 587 040 | 28 680 342 | Africa |
Malawi | Lilongwe | 118 480 | 18 563 749 | Africa |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 329 750 | 29 425 859 | Asia |
Maldives | Male | 300 | 324 313 | Asia |
Mali | Bamako | 1 240 000 | 14 517 176 | Africa |
Malta | Valletta | 316 | 420 085 | Europe |
Marshall Islands | Majuro | 181 | 55 717 | Australia and Oceania |
Mauritania | Nouakchott | 1 030 700 | 3 622 961 | Africa |
Mauritius | Port Louis | 2 040 | 1 280 294 | Africa |
Mexico | Mexico City | 1 972 550 | 133 649 565 | North America |
Moldova | Chisinau | 33 846 | 3 559 500 | Europe |
Monaco | Monaco | 2.02 | 35 444 | Europe |
Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | 1 564 116 | 2 736 800 | Asia |
Montenegro | Podgorica | 14 026 | 632 796 | Europe |
Morocco | Rabat | 446 550 | 32 668 000 | Africa |
Mozambique | Maputo | 801 590 | 23 700 715 | Africa |
Myanmar | Naypyidaw | 678 500 | 48 724 387 | Asia |
Namibia | Windhoek | 825 418 | 2 364 433 | Africa |
Nauru | [no capital] | 21.30 | 10 370 | Australia and Oceania |
Nepal | Kathmandu | 140 800 | 29 192 480 | Asia |
Netherlands | Amsterdam | 41 526 | 16 748 650 | Europe |
New Zealand | Wellington | 268 680 | 4 459 000 | Australia and Oceania |
Nicaragua | Managua | 129 494 | 5 815 524 | North America |
Niger | Niamey | 1 267 000 | 16 644 339 | Africa |
Nigeria | Abuja | 923 768 | 174 507 539 | Africa |
North Korea | Pyongyang | 120 540 | 24 553 672 | Asia |
Norway | Oslo | 385 186 | 5 027 600 | Europe |
Oman | Muscat | 309 500 | 2 773 479 | Asia |
Pakistan | Islamabad | 881 913 | 183 209 612 | Asia |
Palau | Ngerulmud | 458 | 20 609 | Australia and Oceania |
Panama | Panama City | 78 200 | 3 405 813 | North America |
Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | 463 840 | 7 170 112 | Australia and Oceania |
Paraguay | Asuncion | 406 750 | 6 337 127 | South America |
Peru | Lima | 1 285 220 | 30 135 875 | South America |
Philippines | Manila | 300 000 | 105 720 644 | Asia |
Poland | Warsaw | 312 685 | 38 208 618 | Europe |
Portugal | Lisbon | 92 082 | 10 347 892 | Europe |
Qatar | Doha | 11 437 | 1 699 435 | Asia |
Romania | Bucharest | 237 500 | 19 053 815 | Europe |
Russia | Moscow | 17 234 287 | 147 182 123 | Europe |
Rwanda | Kigali | 26 338 | 10 718 379 | Africa |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | 261 | 53 697 | North America |
Saint Lucia | Castries | 620 | 177 794 | North America |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | 389 | 109 367 | North America |
Samoa | Apia | 2 860 | 184 772 | Australia and Oceania |
San Marino | San Marino | 61.00 | 31 945 | Europe |
Sao Tome and Principe | Sao Tome | 1 001 | 171 878 | Africa |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 2 218 000 | 28 705 133 | Asia |
Senegal | Dakar | 196 190 | 13 107 945 | Africa |
Serbia | Belgrade | 88 361 | 9 846 582 | Europe |
Seychelles | Victoria | 455 | 87 169 | Africa |
Sierra Leone | Freetown | 71 740 | 6 126 450 | Africa |
Singapore | Singapore | 714 | 5 183 700 | Asia |
Slovakia | Bratislava | 48 845 | 5 445 324 | Europe |
Slovenia | Ljubljana | 20 253 | 2 060 400 | Europe |
Solomon Islands | Honiara | 28 450 | 566 481 | Australia and Oceania |
Somalia | Mogadishu | 637 657 | 9 797 445 | Africa |
South Africa | Pretoria | 1 219 912 | 50 586 757 | Africa |
South Korea | Seoul | 98 480 | 48 580 000 | Asia |
South Ossetia | Tskhinvali | 3 900 | 72 000 | Asia |
South Sudan | Juba | 619 745 | 8 260 490 | Africa |
Spain | Madrid | 497 304 | 46 163 116 | Europe |
Sri Lanka | Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte | 65 610 | 21 223 550 | Asia |
State of Palestine | Jerusalem (Ramallah) | 6 020 | 4 550 368 | Asia |
Sudan | Khartoum | 1 886 068 | 30 894 000 | Africa |
Suriname | Paramaribo | 163 270 | 534 175 | South America |
Sweden | Stockholm | 449 964 | 9 495 113 | Europe |
Switzerland | Bern | 41 290 | 7 952 600 | Europe |
Syria | Damascus | 185 180 | 21 117 690 | Asia |
Tajikistan | Dushanbe | 143 100 | 7 800 000 | Asia |
Tanzania | Dodoma | 948 087 | 47 656 367 | Africa |
Thailand | Bangkok | 514 000 | 70 498 494 | Asia |
Togo | Lome | 56 785 | 5 753 324 | Africa |
Tonga | Nukualofa | 748 | 104 891 | Australia and Oceania |
Trinidad and Tobago | Port-of-Spain | 5 128 | 1 317 714 | North America |
Tunisia | Tunis | 163 610 | 10 673 800 | Africa |
Turkey | Ankara | 780 580 | 77 695 904 | Asia |
Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | 491 200 | 5 169 660 | Asia |
Tuvalu | Funafuti | 26.00 | 10 544 | Australia and Oceania |
Uganda | Kampala | 236 040 | 35 620 977 | Africa |
Ukraine | Kyiv | 467 544 | 23 374 326 | Europe |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 82 880 | 4 800 250 | Asia |
United Kingdom | London | 244 820 | 62 435 709 | Europe |
United States of America | Washington | 9 522 057 | 321 348 000 | North America |
Uruguay | Montevideo | 176 220 | 3 203 792 | South America |
Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 447 400 | 29 637 900 | Asia |
Vanuatu | Port-Vila | 12 200 | 251 674 | Australia and Oceania |
Vatican | Vatican | 0.44 | 842 | Europe |
Venezuela | Caracas | 912 050 | 28 972 000 | South America |
Vietnam | Hanoi | 329 560 | 92 477 857 | Asia |
Yemen | Sanaa | 527 970 | 25 569 263 | Asia |
Zambia | Lusaka | 752 614 | 19 610 769 | Africa |
Zimbabwe | Harare | 390 580 | 13 013 678 | Africa |
The table above shows all the nations of the world in alphabetical order. It includes the names of the countries, their capitals, the sizes of their territories, population and the continents they are located on. Using the arrow keys (↑, ↓) in the table heading you can sort the list in ascending or descending order in the ‘area’ and ‘population’ columns, and therefore clearly see the highest and the lowest indicators.
By default, the list displays all the countries of the modern world, but you can choose one particular continent to see just the countries of that continent.
Next to the name of each country is a link to map and complete list of cities. If you click on the name of the country, you will be redirected to a page with detailed information about it, which includes the state symbols, the major cities, and there you will be able to mark whether you have visited this country and whether you liked it.
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